Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed Friday that her administration has filed a lawsuit against Google for displaying the name “Gulf of America” on its maps for U.S. users, escalating a dispute that involves tech giants and lawmakers on both sides of the border.
“The lawsuit has already been filed,” Sheinbaum said without specifying where or when it was submitted. She first warned of such a lawsuit in February.
The legal action follows Google’s decision to update its U.S. maps in line with an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on the first day of his second term, which renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America for federal purposes.
Sheinbaum, speaking at the National Palace during her Friday morning news conference, or mañanera, emphasized that Mexico’s demand is straightforward: Google and other platforms should apply the “Gulf of America” name only to the portion of the gulf that falls within U.S. territorial waters, as specified by Trump’s decree, and not to the entire body of water shared by the United States, Mexico and Cuba.
